ABOUT US
Community Development
Institutions encouraged & supported by Dutoit
Empowerment in the Witzenberg area through the PALS project CANSA, Relay for Life Several schools in the Western and Eastern Cape Sport clubs and teams in our communities.
Badisa Ceres Social and Developmental Services Sponsorship of Dutoit teams to participate in the annual Korkom (Potatoes SA) soccer tournament in the Koue Bokkeveld Feeding projects and donations during the lockdown (Ceres Business Initiative feeding project) SA Big 5K virtual run
People & Community
At Dutoit, we are immensely passionate about social responsibility and supporting the people in the communities where we operate. Youth education, healthcare, social development, sport and recreation are some of the socioeconomic development initiatives that we run. Which includes everything from maintenance of the primary schools located on the estates and tertiary education study loan schemes to supporting choirs, and encouraging participation in sport.
Our employees live and work within the community, and we strive to create a positive work environment where they feel valued and appreciated. This approach fosters happiness and productivity. For over 21 years, Dutoit has partnered with the Crispy Group in a BEE initiative, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to growth and development. This collaboration has evolved into a large-scale farming operation, poised for substantial expansion and greater impact in the agricultural sector.
what to look forward to
Community Work
During February and March our Western Cape health care workers collaberated with USAID and our municipal clinic sisters to screen all our employees and identified possible TB patients. TB is fully curable, yet many people in South Africa die every year due to poor health care.
With 19 clinics in the Western and Eastern Cape, workers have easy access to primary healthcare, chronic medication and regular doctors visits..
We have three clinic sisters in the Western Cape and one in the Eastern Cape who rotate their services in the various clinics. Each clininc has one or two health care workers to assist the sister with administratvie duties. They are also involved in awareness campaigns like TB, HIV, Cancer.
Dutoit has a MOU with the Western Cape Government Department of Health, which provides us with the medicine and equipment needed to deliver these services. This eases the work load for the municipal clinic sisters which ensures their focus on the rest of the Witzenberg Community.
EMpowerment projects: Crispy Farming
Since the launch of the Crispy Group over twenty years ago as a BEE initiative of the Dutoit Group to empower more farm and pack house workers, Crispy Farming has become a formidable player in fruit farming. “Dutoit could not be prouder of Vivian’s achievement, testament to the dedication and efficiency of our farming partners at the Crispy Group. We congratulate him and cannot wait to see more of his success in the future,” says Hennie du Toit, CEO of the Dutoit Group.